McFarlane Figs

[BadMoon]

I used to collect everything from this guy except for the sports. I have some exclusives not many. I just don't get it. These sets used to sell for crazy. Now they seem to be worthless. I have posted 1 set of them on Ebay and has sat at .99 for 3 days. This is a pretty popular set. What do you guys think? Is McFarlane toys worthless?

 

[Rob]

Well, MacFarlane's crap is basically unarticulated and, most of the time, badly painted. Then again, to good ol' Toddy 'detail is everything'.

 

[Karma]

Well, MacFarlane's crap is basically unarticulated and, most of the time, badly painted. Then again, to good ol' Toddy 'detail is everything'.

apart from that his stuff is cool

 

[Batty]

Like the comic, no one cares about the figures anymore. A few years ago it was a different story.

 

[BadMoon]

Yeah! I mean his stuff used to rule Ebay. I am in no way a flipper. I just need to make room. I want to sell some stuff. I figured I would start with non movie related stuff. It is worth nothing. Man what a pain. I paid like $50 for each set. What ashame!

 

[King Darkness]

Like the comic, no one cares about the figures anymore. A few years ago it was a different story.

Thats it. their time has passed.

 

[TOE]

McFarlane has some of the best sculptors, IMO.

 

[JABBATHERIDGE]

I used to collect Todd McFarlane's toys back when they were known as Todd Toys and the Spawn line was in it's infancy.

I stopped collecting around series 11 the Manga Spawn stuff and sold off most of the stuff I still had left.

I think the Spawn line has just run and run and stopped making relevant toys and is now just churning out irrelevant toys and characters and that's why fan interested has dropped.

I'd be interested to know how well his Lost and Simpsons licenses are selling by comparison as the tv shows are very popular.

 

[JGouse0498]

I'd be interested to know how well his Lost and Simpsons licenses are selling by comparison as the tv shows are very popular.

From what I've seen personally, those lines are selling like crap. Both the "Ironic Punishment" Simpsons box set and "The Hatch" LOST box set are currently on 1/2 price clearance at my local TRUs, and the basic figures of both lines are clogging pegs (although with LOST, it seems like Jack and Locke are regularly Sold Out with Hurley and Shannon being the warmers).

 

[JABBATHERIDGE]

I liked the playmates Simpsons line, but there's something about the McFarlane figures that seem a little weird to me.

They're kinda "off" looking.

Not sure what it is though.

 

[gideon]

I was building a diorama of Tolkiens SILMARALLION - Fingolfin battling Morgoth and needed a large figure of Morgoth to go with the AOME scale FIngolfin. I found a few Mc figures that were amazing. Made a great figure from three others. The detail on some of them are simply awesome. The capes on SPAWN and the Skullsplitter figure were great.

I have heard that you cannot play with them and they fall apart too easy. But for my purposes, they were excellent.

 

[KitFisto]

The only thing I used to buy was the NHL figures. I still have a bunch of them and think they are cool. I don't have them displayed and probably never will, but they rock.

I never got into any of their other stuff.

 

[Boba Fett]

Wow, I never knew McFarlane crashed and burned. Good thing I never collected any of his lines.

I never cared for Spawn.

 

[hydrobud]

it'll be interesting to see what The Godfather stuff will look like

"THE GODFATHER" ACTION FIGURE AND 3-D WALL HANGING PLANNED"

Collectibles You Can't Refuse Coming Fall 2007
January 12, 2007
Copyright 2007 TMP International, Inc.


McFarlane Toys is pleased to announce a licensing agreement with Paramount Licensing, Inc., and plans to create collectibles based on the 1972 Academy-Award-winning masterpiece, The Godfather.

Fans of the epic saga of an organized crime dynasty will have an entirely new medium with which to pay tribute to this classic film, as McFarlane releases a six-inch scale action figure and a 3-D re-creation of the film's iconic one-sheet theatrical release poster.

Both products are scheduled to reach store shelves in fall, 2007.

 

[Reinhardt]

the detail of their sculpts are still fantastic and the paint opps are hit and miss.

the problem is that they are signing on to licenses that are SO far way from what made mcfarlane toys what they were. long gone are the good horror and movie maniacs type figs, and in its place, hanna barbera, simpsons, and animated spawn. i DO love their dragons though, and their latest spawn fig is outstanding.

 

[Mookeylama]

https://sideshowcollectors.com/forums/showpost.php?p=428357&postcount=19

i just posted about my surprise at Mcfarlane's downward appeal. had no idea. i now have about 20 boxed figs and 50+ comics that're worth crap. i really can understand the toys loosing value since he churns them out but i'm waaay surprised at the comics. don't think there's ever been a long running title like this where the early issues are worth this little.
still thinking of getting the Twisted Fairy tales and Oz sets tho lol.

 

[pixletwin]

I have both series 1 & 2 of the Yellow Submarine figures they did. I think they are awesome (not much need for articulation). I kinda wish they would've had a series 3.

 

[BadMoon]

Well an update. My auction has gone up a little so I guess people may still want the good ones. That makes me feel better.

 

[Ven]

um the MGS figures are still worth quite a bit..

 

[BadMoon]

I will agree with that. Sorry forgot about that line. I have only the entire Predator and Aliens line as well as the Movie Maniacs.